"sealer" meaning in English

See sealer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /siːlə/ [UK], /siːlɚ/ [US] Forms: sealers [plural]
enPR: sēlʹər [US] Rhymes: -iːlə(ɹ) Etymology: seal + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|seal|er}} seal + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} sealer (plural sealers)
  1. A tool used to seal something.
    Sense id: en-sealer-en-noun-DMg3NtmQ
  2. A person who is employed to seal things. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-sealer-en-noun-v0T2JmFC Disambiguation of People: 0 18 27 0 10 20 26
  3. A person who is employed to seal things.
    An officer responsible for sealing writs or instruments, stamping weights and measures, etc.
    Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-sealer-en-noun-EdNcuw0E Disambiguation of People: 0 18 27 0 10 20 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 29 11 11 33 9 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 3 35 13 12 27 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 8 6 23 14 13 29 8
  4. A coating designed to prevent excessive absorption of finish coats into porous surfaces; a coating designed to prevent bleeding.
    Sense id: en-sealer-en-noun-IMWp8-JB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 29 11 11 33 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 8 6 23 14 13 29 8
  5. (sports, colloquial) A goal, shot, point, etc., scored close to fulltime so that it becomes impossible for the losing side to score enough to win. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-sealer-en-noun-SWwXDLen Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 29 11 11 33 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 8 6 23 14 13 29 8 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: endodontic sealer, root canal sealer, sealer jar, vacuum sealer
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /siːlə/ [UK], /siːlɚ/ [US] Forms: sealers [plural]
enPR: sēlʹər [US] Rhymes: -iːlə(ɹ) Etymology: seal + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|seal|er}} seal + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} sealer (plural sealers)
  1. A person who hunts seals. Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Phocid seals Synonyms: seal-hunter Translations (person who hunts seals): Robbenjäger [masculine] (German), фоколовец (fokolovec) [masculine] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-sealer-en-noun-XKgh3I1I Disambiguation of People: 0 18 27 0 10 20 26 Disambiguation of Phocid seals: 6 4 23 10 9 34 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 29 11 11 33 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 8 6 23 14 13 29 8 Disambiguation of 'person who hunts seals': 96 4
  2. A vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-sealer-en-noun-NnUJyjnt Disambiguation of People: 0 18 27 0 10 20 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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